Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Kolkata Metro Cuts Services on Three Lines for Janmashtami
Kolkata Metro is changing its schedule for the Janmashtami holiday.
Three Metro lines will run fewer trains than usual.
The Blue Line will have 252 services.
The Green Line will have 212 services.
The Yellow Line will have 92 services.
The first and last trains will still run at their usual times.
This means passengers on these lines may wait longer.
The Purple and Orange lines will operate normally.
The changes will apply on Friday, September 4.
Kolkata Metro will reduce services on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines on Friday, September 4, for Janmashtami.
The Blue Line will run 252 services, with 126 trains in each direction.
The Green Line will operate 212 services, while the Yellow Line will run 92.
First- and last-train timings will remain unchanged on all three affected lines.
Purple and Orange line services will continue under their normal schedules.
- Who
- Kolkata Metro Railway and passengers using its services.
- What
- Reduced services will operate on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines, while train timings remain unchanged.
- When
- Friday, September 4, the Janmashtami holiday.
- Where
- Kolkata Metro's Blue, Green and Yellow corridors; the Purple and Orange lines are unaffected.
- Why
- Metro Railway has modified service numbers because Friday is a holiday for Janmashtami celebrations.
- Date
- Friday, September 4
- Occasion
- Janmashtami holiday
- Blue Line
- 252 services, split equally between directions
- Green Line
- 212 services, with 106 in each direction
- Yellow Line
- 92 services, with 46 in each direction
- First and last trains
- Timings unchanged on the Blue, Green and Yellow lines
- Unaffected lines
- Purple and Orange lines will run normally